Cawood Mine #1 — Accidents

Total: 15 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
05/14/2010 INUNDATION ACCIDENT ONLY None While mining with the continuous miner, an old abandoned mine was cut into, releasing water.
01/12/2010 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 37d lost While the ee was driving a pin into the ripper chain on the continuous miner with a hammer, a piece of steel became lodged in his right eye.
12/12/2009 STRIKING OR BUMPING DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 40d lost Employee stated that he hit his right knee on the side of a bridge conveyor while attempting to cross it.
11/23/2009 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee stated that he tripped, causing him to fall toward a bridge conveyor with the conveyor chain operating. Employee stated that he then took a step to avoid falling, stepping into the operating...
03/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 18d lost Stated that he twisted his knee while kicking a rock off of a piece of belt that he was going to pull out of the mine with a scoop.
04/20/2007 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 12d lost Loose draw rock fell between roof straps.
03/23/2005 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None A ROCK FALL OCCURRED ON THE #1 BELT AT CROSSCUT 23. FALL WAS APPROX. 30' LONG X 20' WIDE X 4"" HIGH, PULLING THE 4' PERMANENT SUPPORT. NO PERSON OR EQUIPMENT WAS AFFECTED BY THE FALL. THIS ACCIDENT...
01/05/2005 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 367d lost Employee started bolter. Bolter began moving, trapping employee between bolter and rib.
11/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None FOOT SLIPPED ON ROCK FORCING FOOT UNTER SCOOP BUCKETT AND SCOOP PINNED FOOT BETWEEN SCOOP BUCKET AND BOTTOM
07/23/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None ROCK FALL IN THE # 5 ENTRY AT THE 54TH CROSS CUT APPROX 6' LONG 5'HIGH CRIBBED AND TIMBERED ALL SIDES OF FALL AND DANGERED OFF.
07/23/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK ACCIDENT ONLY None Roof fall at 22 cross cut from outside int he #1 entry over into the cross cut toward #2 entry.
06/22/2004 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCOOP, CLEANING OUT BY SECTION. CANOPY CLIPPED ROOF STRAP, FORCING STRAP UNDER CANOPY, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND NOSE RESULTING IN A SEVERE CUT IN RIGHT JAW AN...
04/29/2004 FALL OF ROOF OR BACK DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 48d lost EE was greasing a bridge carrier. A piece of drawrock approx 4' by 4' by 6"" fell out from between roof bolts. The rock struck the bridge carrier, breaking into two pieces. One of the pieces of rock t...
08/07/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 91d lost INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE CONTINUOUS MINER AND A PIECE OF DRAW ROCK FELL OUT FROM BETWEEN ROOF BOLTS AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NECK AND BACK AREA.
07/14/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 108d lost EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS CROSSING THE LONG JOHN STRUCTURE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.